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And the UK needs to become a real player This was a disappointing week for the embryonic British space industry when the first ever launch from the UK ended up with a big splash somewhere in the Atlantic. Virgin Orbit dropped a wing-carried rocket from its repurposed jumbo jet Cosmic Girl, but...
The Federal Government in D.C. is closed today because of an ice and snow storm. "Federal Reserve Board offices in Washington, D.C. are closed due to inclement weather. The FOMC...
“A February Super Snow Moon? Its warmer than a Scottish Summer out there...” In the headlines this morning... I note with some delight Bernie Sanders plans to stand for US...
The German authorities have recently banned short selling in a company called Wirecard – this is the wrong decision. It misses the point of what markets are actually about,...
In our last article we looked at how Ship Owners were attracting financial investments through innovating their product offering and slowly catching up with the digital age. This...
FOMC Minutes -- 2 PM Wednesday Fed Monetary Policy Report -- 11 AM Friday 2019 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, New York, NY: Fed Vice Chair Clarida, 12 PM Friday, "The Federal...
“Any customer can have a car painted any colour they want, so long as it is black.” In the headlines this morning Reasons to be cheerful….? Can’t really think of anything this...
“Once I built a tower, now its done, Brother, can you spare a dime?” In the headlines this morning Another fascinating weekend… It’s a holiday in the US, and much of UK is off...
PART II: the UK Macro Factors Following on from Part 1, where I analysed global macro factors in the forecasting the near-term future of house prices here in the UK and for...
Once a month we will bring you an interesting chart with a short commentary. Our aim is to illuminate the corners of financial markets. TINA turning? Rising returns on cash may...